(c) McGraw Hill Ryerson 2007 9.2 Calculating Acceleration The relationship of acceleration, change in velocity, and time interval is given by the equation:

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(c) McGraw Hill Ryerson 2007 9.2 Calculating Acceleration The relationship of acceleration, change in velocity, and time interval is given by the equation: Example:  A pool ball traveling at 2.5 m/s, towards the cushion bounces off at 1.5 m/s. If the ball was in contact with the cushion for 0.20 s, what is the ball’s acceleration? (Assume towards the cushion is the positive direction.)

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(c) McGraw Hill Ryerson 2007 Calculating Acceleration The relationship of change in velocity, acceleration, and time interval is given by the equation: Example:  A car accelerates from rest at 3.0 m/s 2 forward for 5.0 s. What is the velocity of the car at the end of 5.0 s? The car’s change in velocity is 15 m/s forward, therefore The car’s velocity after 5.0 s is 15 m/s forward.

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(c) McGraw Hill Ryerson 2007 Calculating Acceleration The relationship of time interval, change in velocity, and acceleration is given by the equation: Example:  A train is travelling east at 14 m/s. How long would to increase its velocity to 22 m/s east, if it accelerated at 0.50 m/s 2 east? (assign east direction positive (+)). To find the value of  t: It would take 16 s for the train to increase it’s velocity.

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(c) McGraw Hill Ryerson 2007 Calculating Acceleration Try the following acceleration problems. Answers on the next slide. 1.A truck starting from rest accelerates uniformly to 18 m/s [W] in 4.5 s. What is the truck’s acceleration? 2.A toboggan moving 5.0 m/s forward decelerates backwards at -0.40 m/s 2 for 10 s. What is the toboggan’s velocity at the end of the 10 s? 3.How much time does it take a car, travelling south at 12 m/s, to increase its velocity to 26 m/s south if it accelerates at 3.5 m/s 2 south?

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(c) McGraw Hill Ryerson 2007 Calculating Acceleration Try the following acceleration problems. 1.A truck starting from rest accelerates uniformly to 18 m/s [W] in 4.5 s. What is the truck’s acceleration? (4.0 m/s 2 [W]) 2.A toboggan moving 5.0 m/s forward decelerates backwards at -0.40 m/s 2 for 10 s. What is the toboggan’s velocity at the end of the 10 s? (1.0 m/s forward) 3.How much time does it take a car, travelling south at 12 m/s, to increase its velocity to 26 m/s south if it accelerates at 3.5 m/s 2 south? (4.0 s)

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(c) McGraw Hill Ryerson 2007 Gravity and Acceleration Objects, near the surface of the Earth, fall to the Earth due to the force of gravity.  Gravity is a pulling force that acts between two or more masses. Air resistance is a friction-like force that opposes the motion of objects that move through the air. Ignoring air resistance, all objects will accelerate towards the Earth at the same rate.  The acceleration due to gravity is given as 9.8 m/s 2 downward.

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(c) McGraw Hill Ryerson 2007 Calculating Motion Due to Gravity To analyze situation where objects are accelerating due to gravity, use the equations: In these equations the acceleration ( ) is 9.8 m/s 2 downward. Example:  Suppose a rock falls from the top of a cliff. What is the change in velocity of the rock after it has fallen for 1.5 s? (Assign “down” as negative (-)) Since down is negative (-), the change in the rock’s velocity is 15 m/s down.

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(c) McGraw Hill Ryerson 2007 Calculating Motion Due to Gravity Try the following acceleration due to gravity problems. (Answers on the next slide) 1.What is the change in velocity of a brick that falls for 3.5 s? 2.A ball is thrown straight up into the air at 14 m/s. How long does it take for the ball to slow down to an upward velocity of 6.0 m/s? 3.A rock is thrown downwards with an initial velocity of 8.0 m/s. What is the velocity of the rock after 1.5 s?

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(c) McGraw Hill Ryerson 2007 Calculating Motion Due to Gravity Try the following acceleration due to gravity problems. 1.What is the change in velocity of a brick that falls for 3.5 s? (34 m/s downward) 2.A ball is thrown straight up into the air at 14 m/s. How long does it take for the ball to slow down to an upward velocity of 6.0 m/s? (0.82 s) 3.A rock is thrown downwards with an initial velocity of 8.0 m/s. What is the velocity of the rock after 1.5 s? (23 m/s downward) Take the Section 9.2 Quiz